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U.S. orders Venezuela embassy families out
The U.S. government ordered family members of employees at its embassy in Venezuela to leave by Thursday as a political…
Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon “Nesat”
Taiwan is preparing for the arrival of Typhoon “Nesat”, expected to slam into the island on the weekend, officials said.
Israel restricts access to Jerusalem mosque ahead of Friday prayers
Israeli police barred Muslim men under the age of 50 for a second week in a row from entering Jerusalem’s…
Bangkok Sinking, May Be Underwater In 15 Years
A study commissioned by the Thai government has found that Bangkok, the country’s capital and most populous city, is seriously…
China Publicly Humiliates Imams
In another crackdown on religious freedoms, China has forced the imams of eastern Muslim majority district of Xinjiang to dance…
Mugabe’s Wife Plans To Take Over Power
Zimbabwe leader, Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, is about to be the world’s first female dictator as she plots to take…
Over 100,000 Kurds Flee Syria For Turkey
More than 130,000 Syrian Kurds have fled across the border into Turkey, escaping an advance by Islamic State jihadists, Turkish…
Ebola Hits Liberian Presidency, Kills Minister’s Aide
Liberia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is also the seat of the Liberian presidency, has been hit by the deadly…
Long Tongues, Leaping Cats In 60th Book World Records
From super-long tongues to leaping cats, a host of weird and wacky landmarks have made the cut for the 60th…
Liberian Police Fire Tear Gas To Disperse Ebola Protesters
Police in the Liberian capital Monrovia fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd agitating to leave a…
40 Yazidi Children Reported Dead After Iraq Attack —UN
Forty children from northern Iraq’s Yazidi minority are reported to have died as a result of a jihadist attack on…
Al Jazeera’s Gaza Bureau Attacked
Journalists working with cable TV, Al Jazeera, have come under gun fire attack in Gaza where war is raging between…
South African Nobel Prize Winner, Gordimer Dies At 90
South African Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist Nadine Gordimer, who became an icon through her unique insights into the…
Nigerian Jailed In Ghana For Robbery
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday handed a 30-year jail term to Kingsley Ibe, 23, a Nigerian, for robbery and…
UNICEF: 200,000 Kids May Starve To Death In Somalia
The United Nation’s children’s agency said Tuesday that 200,000 children may die of starvation this year in war-ravaged Somalia if…